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The 16 counties of Forgottonia. Fandon is the white dot. Forgottonia on U.S. map. Forgottonia (/ ˈ f ɔːr ɡ ɒ ˌ t oʊ n i ə /), also spelled Forgotonia, is the name given to a 16-county region in Western Illinois in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. "Cities in Illinois" redirects here. For unincorporated communities, see List of unincorporated communities in Illinois. For CDPs, see List of census-designated places in Illinois. Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United ...
Northwestern Illinois borders the states of Iowa to the west and Wisconsin to the north. The largest city in this region, located near the eastern edge, is Rockford . Rockford's Metropolitan Area includes Winnebago County and Boone County (to the east), with an estimated 2009 population of 353,722.
The western section (west of the Illinois River) was originally part of the Military Tract of 1812 and forms the distinctive western bulge of the state. Central Illinois is characterized by small towns and mid-sized cities. Agriculture, particularly corn and soybeans, figures prominently. Major cities include Peoria, and Springfield (the state ...
Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.
Macomb / m ə ˈ k oʊ m / is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. [4] It is situated in western Illinois, about 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Peoria. [5] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 15,051, [3] down 22% from 19,288 in 2010. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.
A Western Illinois University-Quad Cities which is the only public, four-year university in the Quad Cities region. The campus is located in Moline along the Mississippi Riverfront at the former site of the 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m 2 ) John Deere Technical Site.
The Quincy–Hannibal, IL–MO Combined Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county in Western Illinois and three counties in northeast Missouri, anchored by the cities of Quincy and Hannibal. As of the 2020 census, the μSA had a population of 114,649. [1]